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Chief Minister’s award conferred on eight farmers
Ludhiana, March 18
Substantiating their claim of being the sons of the soil, Maj Manmohan Singh from Verka village (Amritsar), Gurcharan Singh Mann of Tungwali village (Bathinda) and Prabhpal Singh Dhillon of Kasel village (Tarn Taran) were conferred on with the Chief Minister award at the Kisan Mela that got underway at Punjab Agricultural University today.
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| Prabhpal Singh Dhillon |
Gurcharan Singh Mann |
Maj Manmohan Singh |
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House tax yet to be recovered from big defaulters
Ludhiana, March 18
Municipal corporation officials may have got busy in sealing offices or shops of house tax defaulters but, as far as the major culprits are concerned, they appear to be in no mood to put themselves in any "trouble". Three major shopping malls in the city have run up arrears amounting to several crores of rupees during the past two to three years but, except for periodically fixing dates for hearing of the cases, no progress has been made so far.
Vet varsity students call off strike
Classes to resume from today
Ludhiana, March 18
Ending their 10-day old protest here today, students of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) will return to their classes from tomorrow onwards. A decision in this regard was taken today morning during a meeting between student leaders and the dean, College of Veterinary Science. Dr Simrat Sagar Singh, dean, College of Veterinary Science, said, “The strike has been called off and Vice-Chancellor Dr VK Taneja has issued an order for resumption of the classes from tomorrow.”
KISAN MELA
All roads lead to PAU
Farmers show interest in latest farm machinery
Ludhiana, March 18
Farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir came to attend the first day of the two-day Kisan Mela that got under way at Punjab Agricultural University today.
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| Farmers carry saplings and
(right) decorative items depicting rich culture of Punjab on display at a stall in PAU
on Thursday. Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan |
Solar pump catches farmers’ fancy
Ludhiana, March 18
With shortage of electricity in the state, farmers were today seen looking for alternative sources of energy during the Kissan Mela that started at
Punjab Agriculture University today.
Pashu Palan Mela
Murrah buffaloes, crossbreed cows steal the show
Ludhiana, March 18
High-yielding and crossbred animals of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) caught the fancy of a large number of farmers who were here to be a part of the biannual Pashu Palan Mela here today.
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| (From left) Farmers look at a rabbit weighing over 6 kg, a crossbreed goat weighing 68 kg and visitors have a look at fowls during the Pashu Palan Mela in Ludhiana on Thursday. Tribune photos: Himanshu Mahajan |
Bihar farmers bowled over by PAU’s achievement
Ludhiana, March 18
In order to apprise themselves of the latest agricultural technologies, farmers from various parts of the country are paying visits to Punjab Agricultural University.
His struggle seems unending
Ludhiana, March 18
Sri Satyan Saini (50), alias Veeru”, who has not just once or twice, but on numerous occasions put his life in danger in anticipation of getting a permanent government job as promised by officials of the local municipal corporation, district administration and the police department, the long wait seems to be unending. Even after 15 years of struggle, he has not been able to get more than a part-time job of a sweeper in one or the other department of the corporation and that, too, under the constant threat of being “chucked out”.
Sri Satyan Saini
Encroachments: MC cracks the whip
Ludhiana, March 18
Once again, cracking their whip on encroachments, officials of the municipal corporation carried out a major demolition drive in the city today. A team of the officials from both municipal corporation and the police department cleared all major roads of encroachments with the help of workers and a few JCB machines. Starting from Old Courts, the drive passed through the Vrindavan, Rajpura, Dandi Swami and the Hambran roads.
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| Illegal structures being pulled down near Dandi Swami market and old DMCH; and a shopkeeper opposes the anti-encroachment drive near Dandi Swami temple on Thursday.
Photos: Inderjeet Verma |
5 ADCPs to head city police, SP era ends
Ludhiana, March 18
A month after it came into force the commissionerate system has begun taking shape with the police department today putting an end to the era of superintendents of police and appointing an additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP) in the city.
A lesson of politeness for cops
Ludhiana, March 18
A seminar on “Interface on communication skills and human behaviour” was organised for the police personnel at the Pal Auditorium,
PAU, here today.
Non-teaching staff of Arya College hold protest in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Photo: Inderjeet Verma |
Election fever grips Sutlej Club
Ludhiana, March 18
Elections to the elite Sutlej Club are round the corner and contestants are leaving no stone unturned to woo members.
Drowning Incident
Another body fished out
Ludhiana, March 18
A pall of gloom descended on Ravi Kumar’s residence at Prem Nagar Colony on the Tibba road here, after a diver today fished out Ravi’s body, who had drowned in Sutlej river on Sunday evening.
Hotels serve special Navratra platter
Ludhiana, March 18
Following the commencement of Navratra, the city temples are all decked up with lights and flowers.
Tiny tots enthral audience
Khanna, March 18
Graduation ceremony was organised at Radha Vatika School. Tiny tots were given certificates.
 From Schools and Colleges
11 students picked up in placement drive
Ludhiana, March 18
Guru Nanak Institute of Management and Technology organised a placement drive on its campus.
Tiny tots during a graduation ceremony at BCM Arya Senior Secondary School in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan
Five held for theft at grocery store
Phillaur, March 18
The police has nabbed four persons on the charge of theft at a grocery store.
5 injured in group clash
Jagraon, March 18
Five persons were injured, one of them seriously, in a clash here yesterday evening.
The accused have been identified as Amarjeet Singh, Charanjit Kaur and Avtar Singh and their six accomplices, who are yet to be identified.
Budding boxers celebrate their heroes triumph
Jagraon, March 18
Ajmer Singh, chairman, Sher-e-Punjab Sports Academy, and president of the academy Prof Balwant Singh Sandhu celebrated the
historic win of Indian boxers in the Commonwealth Games.
Jagdeep pockets 4 silver medals
Mandi Gobindgarh, March 18
Jagdeep Singh, a student of computer science at the RIMT-IET, has bagged four silver medals in the athletics meet, Sangram 2010, held at IIT
Roorkee.
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